Iga Bakar Madu: Indonesian Honey BBQ Beef Ribs
These Javanese-style BBQ beef ribs are slightly sweet, slightly spicy and very savoury, with a beautiful honey glaze to them. A perfect summer barbecue experience for the entirely family, with an Indonesian twist!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 kg beef ribs
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled, chopped
- 2 big red chillies, chopped
- 2 Indonesian bay leaves
- 1 lemongrass, bruised, knotted
- 3 cm galangal, bruised
- 2 cm ginger, sliced
- 3 cm cinnamon stick
- 4 cloves
- 0.5 tsp white pepper powder
- Salt to taste
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 500 ml water
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
- 3 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp lime juice
Instructions
- 1
Blend onion, garlic and chilli into a fine paste.
- 2
In a wok or pot, heat the oil over a medium high flame, and then sauté the onion chilli paste.
- 3
Add the bay leaves, lemongrass, galangal and ginger, fry for about 3 minutes until fragrant.
- 4
Add the cinnamon stick, cloves, white pepper powder and salt. Fry for another 1 minute.
- 5
Add the ribs, and then add the water. Mix everything and make sure that the ribs are coated in the liquid.
- 6
Cook over a medium high flame until it boils, then reduce the heat to medium low.
- 7
Cover the ribs and simmer for another 1 hr 20 minutes or until the ribs are tender. Add a little bit of hot water if necessary.
- 8
10 minutes before the cooking is done, add the tomato sauce, lime juice, oyster sauce and honey. Mix everything thoroughly. Turn off the flame.
- 9
Before serving, grill the ribs using charcoal or on a grill pan, until slightly charred.
- 10
Serve immediately.